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Everything posted by cletus8269
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i can never get it to work myself. it only goes so far and stops. i believe its called karoshi...
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that would be the result of the homemade wiring harness for the sub...s... neons... and incorrect sparkplug wires made to work.
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maybe this will make you feel better. i laugh every time.
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in my mind its the fact that people feel they are owed something due to their stupidity. case in point coffee = hot. thats not math either thats common sense, the stuff she missed out on evidently. the judicial system is so tied up with utter crap like these no brainer things it kills me. like the guy that broke into a home and then SUED the home owner when he shot him. the woman should not have slapped them with a lawsuit, the judge should have slapped her for being stupid without a license.
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ah, just found this too
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http://www.musclecarcity.net/index.html http://www.classicdreamcars.com/INVENTORY.html this has been posted before, he is called the Sultan of Michigan. Most accounts point to none other than John Lingenfelter's son as the Owner of this collection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMQMgwouKlU http://demonicious.com/20090413/sultan-of-...uto-collection/
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Attorney General arrested in brutal hit-and-run death
cletus8269 replied to cletus8269's topic in Industry News
well now... seems that irony is about to come ashore... are they sure some street racing vehicle didnt make him swerve into the cyclist? -
Politician known for harsh motorist laws arrested in brutal hit-and-run death Former Ontario, Canada Attorney General Michael Bryant made a name for himself as a tough-nosed lawmaker that took a hard line against street racing. Among Bryant's hard stance anti-racer policies was a law that gave the police the right to crush any car that was modified for racing – even if the vehicle had no complaints against it. If a report from The New York Times is true, Mr. Bryant could ironically spend the rest of his life behind bars for a brutal hit-and-run accident involving a bicyclist. The incident reportedly began as a minor event and quickly escalated. Bryant allegedly brushed the bicyclist while he was driving, who then held on to the driver's side door of his black Saab convertible. Witnesses told a local Canadian television station that Bryant was heard swearing and swerving in an apparent attempt to shake the biker from his door. Bystanders told police that Bryant was driving on the sidewalk near lamp posts at a high rate of speed, in an apparent attempt to knock the biker off. The incident ended with the bicyclist, Darcy Allen Sheppard, striking a mailbox. Sheppard later died due to injuries sustained from the accident. According to the NYT, Bryant went to a nearby hotel after the incident where he was later arrested for what appears to be a most heinous hit-and-run incident. It looks like Bryant was right when he said that cars could be as dangerous as explosives... by Chris Shunk source
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90 year-old man buried in his 1973 Pontiac Catalina
cletus8269 replied to XP715's topic in The Lounge
it looked like the windows were rolled down. he had some of his guns from his gun collection in the car with him too, they said that once the car was in the ground they were going to pump concrete over it. -
90 year-old man buried in his 1973 Pontiac Catalina
cletus8269 replied to XP715's topic in The Lounge
and my senior year in high school, the Pendleton High School Marching Band waxed saluda's hehehe whoops... with the exception of batesburg-leesville... they covered the football field when they were doing their shows... an unfair advantage of numbers to hide their many mistakes... -
good to hear it didnt have to languish in the pictured state.
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90 year-old man buried in his 1973 Pontiac Catalina
cletus8269 replied to XP715's topic in The Lounge
nice. prolly shaved 2500-4000 off the funeral from no casket. the crane may cut into that but not by much. reminds me of the movie used cars. epic scene -
reminds me of this beautiful beast 1957 chevy 210 fuelie
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and when i needed something new i'd go shop here
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so he has put it back on ebay again to see if there are any takers now... i doubt they will since he wanted close to $25K last time. oops nope the article is dated 2-26-09
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Taxpayers face heavy losses on auto bailout
cletus8269 replied to cletus8269's topic in Industry News
but we are getting all the money back and then some from the banks and other financial businesses... -
WASHINGTON (AP) - Taxpayers face losses on a significant portion of the $81 billion in government aid provided to the auto industry, an oversight panel said in a report to be released Wednesday. The Congressional Oversight Panel did not provide an estimate of the projected loss in its latest monthly report on the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. But it said most of the $23 billion initially provided to General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC late last year is unlikely to be repaid. "I think they drove a very hard bargain," said Elizabeth Warren, the panel's chairwoman and a law professor at Harvard University, referring to the Obama administration's Treasury Department. "But it may not be enough." The prospect of recovering the government's assistance to GM and Chrysler is heavily dependent on shares of the two companies rising to unprecedented levels, the report said. The government owns 10 percent of Chrysler and 61 percent of GM. The two companies are currently private but are expected to issue stock, in GM's case by next year. The shares "will have to appreciate sharply" for taxpayers to get their money back, the report said. For example, GM's market value would have to reach $67.6 billion, the report said, a "highly optimistic" estimate and more than the $57.2 billion GM was worth at the height of its share value in April 2008. And in the case of Chrysler, about $5.4 billion of the $14.3 billion provided to the company is "highly unlikely" to ever be repaid, the panel said. Treasury Department officials have acknowledged that most of the $23 billion provided by the Bush administration is likely to be lost. But Meg Reilly, a department spokeswoman, said there is a "reasonably high probability of the return of most or all of the government funding" that was provided to assist GM and Chrysler with their restructurings. Administration officials have previously said they want to maximize taxpayers' return on the investment but want to dispose of the government's ownership interests as soon as practicable. "We are not trying to be Warren Buffett here. We are not trying to squeeze every last dollar out," Steve Rattner, who led the administration's auto task force, said before his departure in July. "We do want to do well for the taxpayers but the most important thing is to get the government out of the car business." Greg Martin, a spokesman for the new GM, said the company is "confident that we will repay our nation's support because we are a company with less debt, a stronger balance sheet, a winning product portfolio and the right size to match today's market realities." The Congressional Oversight Panel was created as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP. It is designed to provide an additional layer of oversight, beyond the Special Inspector General for the TARP and regular audits by the Government Accountability Office. The panel's report recommends that the Treasury Department consider placing its auto company holdings into an independent trust, to avoid any "conflicts of interest." The report also recommends the department perform a legal analysis of its decision to provide TARP funds to GM and Chrysler, their financing arms and many auto parts suppliers. Some critics say the law creating TARP didn't allow for such funding. The panel's members include Rep. Jeb Hensarling, a Texas Republican, who dissented from the report. Hensarling said the auto companies should never have received funding and criticized the government for picking "winners and losers." Other agencies have also projected large losses on the loans and investments provided to the industry. The Congressional Budget Office estimated in June that taxpayers would lose about $40 billion of the first $55 billion in aid. By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090909/D9AJOCJ00.html
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wow. tough situation. we all do stupid things (i dont drink so its worse for me because i am sober during escapades) and for the girl to get horn'd up and then decide oh no... well regrets are one thing ruining someone's life to try and cover your shame is another... one has to wonder though, were precautions taken before the deed? this situation starkly reminds me of the whole duke lacrosse team scandal.
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August 2009 Sales: General Motors - 246,479
cletus8269 replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in 2009 Sales Archive
quick someone find the numbers for maserati, lamborghini, and bently! they probably sold less than 1000 cars combined last month. its not about the PR or anything else. its about the numbers, thats whats important :AH-HA_wink: -
oddly enough mine are kinda plain... L88 Corvette 1970 LT1 Corvette Yenko Camaro yenko nova Deff would make room for the Dick Harrel LS6 SS camaro. a Zr1 from 95 a new ZR1. Prolly could find what i was lookin for at Barret Jackson. I dont really have an expensive car desire. i would however like an impala in both coupe and convertible from 1958-1970.
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thats great and all but thats a sedan, this is about super cars. the 26mpg Z06 comes to my mind. what super car with 505hp does that? i am really asking a question here, cause i dont know.
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yeap, sony's battle for the patent infringements on the sixaxis controllers come to my mind. they settled too, massively...
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srt8 improves the value of my colorado... okay maybe not makes it look cooler though... ok strike 2... then i saw this today as well. first one i have seen in person.
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sigh... must have just run out of steam then...